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THOMAS ]. GREY CO.’S SEED CATALOGUE 
No. Pkt. 
520 ARGEMONE grandiflora. Aiiiuial. l..arffe 
pure white poppy-like flowers; golden 
yellow center. 2 ft.^4 oz. 50c $0.10 
ARMEBIA (Thrift, or Sea Pink). Pretty, 
hardy perennial for edgings, blooming 
all summer; tufted flowers. 
525 fonuosa. Deep rose. 1 ft. M oz. 60c .10 
5.15 ASCliEFIAS tuberosa. One of the most 
showy of our summer and autumn flow¬ 
ering, hardy perennials, (he umbels of 
briglit, orange-colored flowers, m ft..., 
. 1/4 oz. $2.00 .25 
540 ASPARAGUS plnmosus nanus. Beautiful 
house plants; the feathery foliage is un¬ 
rivaled for cutting.100 seeds, $1.25 .25 
5 45 sprengeri. Excellent plant for table deco¬ 
rations or to grow in pots or baskets. ., 
. 1/4 oz. 35c .25 
No. Pkt. 
550 ASPERUIiA azurea setosa. Annual species 
of Woodruff, with fragrant,, light blue 
flowers, blooming through the Summer 
and fine for cutting. It will grow in poor 
soil or in shaded places. 1 ft. oz. 50c $0.15 
555 odorata (Sweet Woodruff). Hardy peren¬ 
nial, conspicuous in May by its pure 
white, sweet-scented flowers. The foli¬ 
age and flowers when dried retain their 
fragrance. Grows well under trees.... 
. 14 oz. 85c .15 
ASPHODEEUS. Showy plants with hand¬ 
some flower spikes. They grow w’ell in 
any soil. Hardy perennial. 
570 luteus. Fine, yellow, fragrant. 3 ft. 
. 1/4 oz. $1.00 .15 
Asters 
NOTICE: Varieties marked with. 
No. Pkt. 
575 COEUMEIA PRIZE. Double Mixed. This 
mixture is especially selected from the 
finest large flowering, double varieties, 
which grow about the same height, and 
Includes the best of recent introductions. 
It is without an equal. 
. ^ oz. 85c, oz. $3.00, 
AMERICAN BRANCHING, “DATE.'* Superb 
free flowering strain, with long, strong 
stems and very large, graceful chrysan¬ 
themum-like flowers, double to the cen¬ 
ter. By successive sowings they may be 
had In bloom from Aug. to late fall. 2 to 
2% ft. 
).10 
585* 
Lavender. 
. 1/4 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
$3.00 
.10 
590* 
Peerless Pink. Delicate 
. 1/4 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
595* 
Purple . 
. 14 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
600* 
Rich Crimson . 
. V 4 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
605* 
Bose-Pink . 
. 1/4 oz. 85c, 
. 1/4 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
610* 
Shell-Pink . 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
615* 
Snow-White . 
. 1/4 oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
620* 
Mixed. All colors. 
. Vi oz. 85c, 
oz. 
3.00 
.10 
625* 
Collection of Six Colors 
.50 
asterisk (*) are wilt-resisting. 
No. Pkt. 
KING. Distinct from every other variety In 
the character of its flowers, which are 
of great size and substance, lasting 
longer when cut than any other class; 
the long, narrow petals are folded 
lengthwise, giving somewhat of a quilled 
appearance. The stems are exception¬ 
ally long and strong. They bloom with 
the late branching. 2 to 2% ft. 
630* Crimson. Rich crimson .% oz. 60c $0.15 
635 Lavender .oz. 60c .15 
638* Peach Blossom . Yg oz. 60c .15 
640* Rose. Bright, deep rose . Vs oz. 60c .15 
645* White. Snow-white . % oz. 60c .15 
650* Violet. Rich violet-purple . Vs oz. 60c 
652 Mixed . % oz. 60c 
ROYAL. A new class, with broad, incurved 
petals, possessing all the character¬ 
istics of the late branching, as to size 
of flower, vigor of plant, etc., but not 
quite so tall; they bloom earlier and 
are classed with the midseason varie¬ 
ties. 1^ to 2 ft. 
15 
.15 
660* 
Dark Lavender. 
. % 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
662* 
Lavender-Pink . 
. % 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
665* 
Purple. Rich, deep purple . 
. % 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
666* 
Rose . 
.i/s 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
670* 
Shell-Pink . 
. Vs 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
675* 
White. Glistening white . . , 
. 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
678* 
Mixed . 
. % 
oz. 
60c 
.15 
DOUBLE CALIFORNIA GIANTS. A variety 
of Aster of the improved Comet type. 
Very strong stems. Petals beautifully 
curved and twisted. 3 ft. 
680 Collection of 5 colors, separate . 1.00 
685* Dark Purple .% oz. 85c .25 
690 Deep Rose .^ oz. 85c .25 
692 El Monte. New Super Giant. Flowers deep 
glowing crimson, large and fluffy, borne 
on heavy, non-lateral, basal-branched 
stems. Early blooming.% oz. 85c .25 
695 Light Blue .H oz. 85c .25 
698 Los Angeles. New Super Giant Shell Pink. 
. % oz. 85c .25 
700 Peach Blossom. % oz. 85c .25 
705 White . % oz. 85c .25 
710 Mixed .% oz. 85c .25 
SEE PAGE 4 FOR SEEDS OF PLANTS 
SUITABLE FOB ROCK GARDEN 
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